ARTIGO / ARTÍCULO / ARTICLE a Faunistic Study on the Pentatomoidea (Heteroptera) from the Province of Isfahan, Iran
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ISSN: 1989-6581 Ghahari & Moulet (2015) www.aegaweb.com/arquivos_entomoloxicos ARQUIVOS ENTOMOLÓXICOS, 13: 391-399 ARTIGO / ARTÍCULO / ARTICLE A faunistic study on the Pentatomoidea (Heteroptera) from the province of Isfahan, Iran. Hassan Ghahari 1 & Pierre Moulet 2 1 Department of Plant Protection, Yadegar – e- Imam Khomeini (RAH) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran (IRAN). e-mail: [email protected] 2 Museum Requien, 67 rue Joseph Vernet. F-84000 Avignon (FRANCE). e-mail: [email protected] Abstract: This paper deals with the faunistic data on the superfamily Pentatomoidea (Heteroptera) from the province of Isfahan, Iran. In total 22 species belonging to the families Acanthosomatidae (1 species, 1 genus), Cydnidae (3 species, 3 genera), Pentatomidae (16 species, 11 genera), and Scutelleridae (2 species, 1 genus) were collected and identified. Key words: Heteroptera, Acanthosomatidae, Cydnidae, Pentatomidae, Scutelleridae, fauna, Isfahan, Iran. Resumen: Estudio faunístico de los Pentatomoidea (Heteroptera) de la provincial de Isfahán, Irán. En este trabajo se tratan los datos faunísticos sobre la superfamilia Pentatomoidea (Heteroptera) de la provincia de Isfahán, Irán. En total se capturaron e identificaron 22 especies pertenecientes a las familias Acanthosomatidae (1 especie, 1 género), Cydnidae (3 especies, 3 géneros), Pentatomidae (16 especies, 11 géneros) y Scutelleridae (2 especies, 1 género). Palabras clave: Heteroptera, Acanthosomatidae, Cydnidae, Pentatomidae, Scutelleridae, fauna, Isfahán, Irán. Recibido: 22 de mayo de 2015 Publicado on-line: 17 de junio de 2015 Aceptado: 30 de mayo de 2015 Introduction The Pentatomoidea is one of the most species-rich groups of terrestrial Heteroptera with 15 families, nearly 1,250 genera and approximately 7,200 species worldwide (Henry 2009). The Pentatomoidea are phytophagous, except for the pentatomid subfamily Asopinae which are predators. Some genera attack cereals (e.g. Aelia Fabricius, 1803, Eurygaster Laporte, 1833, Mecidea Dallas, 1851), others may destroy brassicaceous crops (e.g. Eurydema Laporte, 1833), while others are pests of fruit trees (e.g. Mustha Amyot & Serville, 1843, Apodiphus Spinola, 1837) (Grazia et al. 2008; Ghahari et al. 2014). Fifteen families including Acanthosomatidae, Canopidae, Cydnidae, Dinidoridae, Lestoniidae, Megarididae, Parastrachiidae, Pentatomidae, Phloeidae, Plataspididae, Saileriolidae, Scutelleridae, Tessaratomidae, Thaumastellidae, Thyreocoridae and Urostylididae are classified under the Pentatomoidea (Schuh & Slater 1995; Sweet & Schaefer 2002; Grazia et al. 2008), with the taxonomic level of two more families (Aphylidae and Cyrtocoridae) being disputed (Kment et al. 2012). The fauna of Iranian Heteroptera was studied quite well and all the data were catalogued (see Ghahari et al. 2009a, b, 2010a, b, 2012a, b, 2013a, b; Ghahari & Moulet 2012, 2013; Ghahari & Heiss 2012; Ghahari & Cherot 2014). About the superfamily Pentatomoidea, a total of 329 species have been reported from Iran so far (Ghahari et al. 2014). The aim of this paper is to increase the knowledge of the Pentatomoidea fauna in some regions of the province of Isfahan (32.6577°N 51.6692°E), located in the center of the country and covering an area of approximately 107,027 km2. 391 Ghahari & Moulet (2015): A faunistic study on the Pentatomoidea (Heteroptera) from the province of Isfahan, Iran. The province has a moderate and dry climate on the whole, ranging between 40.6°C and 10.6°C on a cold day in the winter season. The average annual temperature has been recorded as 16.7°C and the annual rainfall on an average has been reported as 116.9 mm. Material and methods In this research, the materials were collected by sweeping net during different seasons of 2012 - 2013 from some regions of the province of Isfahan, located in central Iran. Additionally, the materials deposited in the collections of some colleagues and also insect collections of some branches of Islamic Azad University were studied. The classification, nomenclature, synonymies and distribution suggested by Rider (2011), Aukema et al. (2013) and Ghahari et al. (2014) have been followed. In total, 22 species of Pentatomoidea within the families Acanthosomatidae, Cydnidae, Pentatomidae, Scutelleridae were collected and identified from the province of Isfahan. The list of species is given below with distributional data. Results Family Acanthosomatidae Signoret, 1864 Subfamily Acanthosomatinae Signoret, 1864 Genus Acanthosoma Curtis, 1824 Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale haemorrhoidale (Linnaeus, 1758) Cimex haemorrhoidale Linnaeus, 1758: 444 Cimex bidens Sulzer, 1761: 27 (non Linnaeus, 1758) Cimex sanguineotuberculatus Goeze, 1778: 275 Cimex pabulinus Harris, 1780: 88 Cimex pungens Geoffroy in Fourcroy, 1785: 215 Cimex carunculus Gmelin, 1790: 2135 Cimex retusus Thunberg, 1822: 5 Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale var. inhabilis Schumacher in Schirmer, 1911: 673 Acanthosoma stadleri Stichel, 1946: 3 Material examined: Province of Isfahan: Shahreza, 1828 m, 32°00′N 51°52′E, 2♀♀, April 2013. Distribution outside Iran: Euro-Siberian. Family Cydnidae Billberg, 1820 Subfamily Amaurocorinae Wagner, 1963 Tribe Amaurocorini Wagner, 1963 Genus Amaurocoris Stål, 1865 Amaurocoris curtus (Brullé, 1839) Cydnus curtus Brullé, 1839: 81 (as new species) Amaurocoris curtus: Lethierry & Severin 1893: 76 (new combination) Material examined: Province of Isfahan: Isfahan, 1551 m, 32°16′N 52°26′E, 1♀, May 2013. Distribution outside Iran: North and tropical Africa (incl. Cape Verde Islands), Near East, Caucasus, Central Asia, Arabian Peninsula, Pakistan; doubtful in India. 392 ARQUIVOS ENTOMOLÓXICOS, 13: 391-399 Subfamily Cydninae Billberg, 1820 Tribe Cydnini Billberg, 1820 Genus Cydnus Fabricius, 1803 Cydnus aterrimus (Forster 1771) Cimex aterrimus Forster, 1771: 71 (as new species) Cydnus aterrimus: Dallas 1851: 121 (new combination) Cydnus infernalis Kiritshenko 1966: 799 (as new species; the synonymy by Lis 1996: 405) Material examined: Province of Isfahan: Chadegan, 2111 m, 32°46′N 50°38′E, 1♀, May 2012; Khansar, 2241 m, 33°15′N 50°20′E, 1♂, 2♀♀, September 2013. Distribution outside Iran: Euro Siberian (excl. Scandinavia), Indian subcontinent; doubtful in tropical Africa (Congo, Senegal); introduced in South Africa, USA, West Indies. Tribe Geotomini Wagner, 1963 Genus Byrsinus Fieber, 1860 Byrsinus pilosulus (Klug, 1845) Cydnus pilosulus Klug, 1845: [10] (as new species) Byrsinus pilosulus: Lis 1993b: 90 (new combination) Material examined: Province of Isfahan: Shahreza, 1828 m, 32°00′N 51°52′E, 1♀, April 2013; Khansar, 2241 m, 33°15′N 50°20′E, 1♀, September 2013. Distribution outside Iran: Mediterranean basin, Central Asia, Arabian Peninsula, Indian subcontinent; Mauritania, Senegal, Cape Verde Islands. Family Pentatomidae Leach, 1815 Subfamily Asopinae Amyot & Serville, 1843 Genus Zicrona Amyot & Serville, 1843 Zicrona caerulea (Linnaeus, 1758) Cimex caeruleus Linnaeus, 1758: 445 Cimex chalybeus Gmelin, 1790: 2148 Pentatoma concinna Westwood, 1837: 39 Pentatoma violacea Westwood, 1837: 39 Zicrona illustris Amyot & Serville, 1843: 87 Zicrona cuprea Dallas, 1851: 108 Material examined: Province of Isfahan: Kashan, 933 m, 34°00′N 51°20′E, 1♀, May 2012. Distribution outside Iran: Palaearctic, Oriental and Ethiopian regions, North America. Subfamily Pentatominae Leach, 1815 Tribe Aelini Douglas & Scott, 1865 Genus Aelia Fabricius, 1803 Aelia acuminata (Linnaeus, 1758) Cimex acuminatus Linnaeus, 1758: 446 Cimex rostratus De Geer, 1773: 271 Cimex tessarophthalmus Schrank, 1781: 277 393 Ghahari & Moulet (2015): A faunistic study on the Pentatomoidea (Heteroptera) from the province of Isfahan, Iran. Aelia neglecta Dallas, 1851: 223 Aelia burmeisteri Küster, 1852: 393 Aelia pallida Küster, 1852: 394 Aelia rostrata Mulsant & Rey, 1866: 134 (non Boheman, 1852) Aelia turanica Horváth, 1895: 221 Aelia punctiventris Horváth, 1911: 100 Aelia acuminata var. annulipes Zangheri, 1934: 28 Aelia acuminata var. nigripes Wagner, 1938: 9 Aelia baluchistanensis Ahmad & Zaidi, 1988: 457 Material examined: Province of Isfahan: Semirom, 2457 m, 31°25′N 51°35′E, 2♂♂, 3♀♀, September 2013; Golpayegan, 1814 m, 33°30′N 50°20′E, 1♂, April 2012; Shahreza, 1828 m, 32°00′N 51°52′E, 2♀♀, April 2013. Distribution outside Iran: Euro-Siberian, Pakistan. Aelia furcula Fieber, 1868 Aelia furcula Fieber, 1868: 472 Aelia simillima Reuter, 1900: 233 Material examined: Province of Isfahan: Khansar, 2241 m, 33°15′N 50°20′E, 2♀, September 2013; Kashan, 933 m, 34°00′N 51°20′E, 1♂, May 2012. Distribution outside Iran: Ponto-Mediterranean, Central Asia, northwestern China. Aelia virgata (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1841) Cimex virgatus Herrich-Schaeffer, 1841: 67 Material examined: Province of Isfahan: Isfahan, 1551 m, 32°16′N 52°26′E, 2♀♀, May 2013. Distribution outside Iran: Ponto-Mediterranean, Central Asia, Near East. Tribe Carpocorini Mulsant & Rey, 1858 Genus Antheminia Mulsant & Rey, 1866 Antheminia lunulata (Goeze, 1778) Cimex lunulata Goeze, 1778: 275 Cimex lynx Fabricius, 1794: 110 Mormidea pusio Fieber, 1861: 336 (non Kolenati, 1846) Carpocoris lynx var. decolor Ferrari, 1874: 129 Carpocoris (Antheminia) lunulatus var. pallidior Kirkaldy, 1909: 57 Carpocoris lunulatus var. nigricornis Kormilev, 1936: 36 Codophila (Antheminia) lunulata var. eckerleini Tamanini: 598 Antheminia lunulata var. robusta Putshkov, 1965: 261 Material examined: Province of Isfahan: Ardestan, 1235 m, 33°27′N 52°26′E, 1♀, May 2013. Distribution outside Iran: Euro-Siberian, known in Algeria and Pakistan.